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From the TWiV team, human cowpox infection possibly acquired from a pet cat, and a new giant mimivirus of green algae with genes encoding enzymes of fermentation.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier, Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

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Kathy- Landscapes that look like another world (but they are from Spain)
Rich - Brighton Collaboration; Viral Vector Vaccines Safety Working Group (V3SWG)(Chen & DeStefano: Vaccine adverse events: causal or coincidental?)
Dickson
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Vincent - More than one-third of graduate students report being depressed (original article)

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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